Write a 1500 word essay explaining all of the below about 7.1 and also answering the TOK questions.
Understandings:
Discrete energy and discrete energy levels
Transitions between energy levels
Radioactive decay
Fundamental forces and their properties
Alpha particles, beta particles, and gamma rays
Half-life
Absorption characteristics of decay particles
Isotopes
Background radiation
Applications and skills:
Describing the emission and absorption spectrum of common gases
Solving problems involving atomic spectra, including calculating the wavelength of photons emitted during atomic transitions
Determining the half-life of a nuclide from a decay curve
Theory of knowledge:
The role of luck/serendipity in successful scientific discovery is almost inevitably accompanied by a scientifically curious mind that will pursue the outcome of the “lucky” event. To what extent might scientific discoveries that have been described as being the result of luck actually be better described as being the result of reason or intuition.